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Easy Reusable Cloth Lunch Bag with a Flap Closure

Posted on August 15, 2024August 15, 2024by Anne-Marie Bonneau
A homemade flat bottom lunch bag is packed for lunch

When you pack a lunch, you eat more food from home and waste less of it. Sew this reusable lunch bag from fabric scraps and rescue those too.

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How to Turn Old Jeans into an Awesome Denim Bag

Posted on February 27, 2024February 27, 2024by Anne-Marie Bonneau
Back view of a denim bag made out of old jeans

Transform an old pair of jeans into a hip and sturdy denim bag while keeping fabric out of the waste stream.

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How to Sew a Simple and Inexpensive Utensil Roll

Posted on July 3, 2019May 24, 2024by Anne-Marie Bonneau

Make this utensil roll, stash it in your bag and wield your real cutlery everywhere you go to deflect the disposable stuff for plastic-free eating.

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